Marriage Counseling Therapists in Denver, CO
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Westside Behavioral Care can help you find a therapist who is just right for you or your family. Our qualified and compassionate counselors provide outstanding mental health services in-person and online across the entire Greater Denver Area. For an appointment, please call 303-986-4197 to speak with our receptionist M-F 8:30am-5pm. Alternatively, our website allows you to self-schedule with one of our multi-award-winning therapists 24/7. Our network includes licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, couples counselors, and certified alcohol and drug counselors.
Westside Behavioral Care can help you find a therapist who is just right for you or your family. Our qualified and compassionate counselors provide outstanding mental health services in-person and online across the entire Greater Denver Area. For an appointment, please call 303-986-4197 to speak with our receptionist M-F 8:30am-5pm. Alternatively, our website allows you to self-schedule with one of our multi-award-winning therapists 24/7. Our network includes licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, couples counselors, and certified alcohol and drug counselors.
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Welcome, I am glad you are here! I am passionate about helping you become a more whole version of yourself and am honored to work alongside you in therapy. Together we will be curious about your internal world and the experiences that have impacted your story. I will partner with you and can help with processing and healing from anxiety, relational wounds, marital conflict, or past and current traumas. We will work together on this journey of self-discovery through looking inward and nurturing your core self.
Welcome, I am glad you are here! I am passionate about helping you become a more whole version of yourself and am honored to work alongside you in therapy. Together we will be curious about your internal world and the experiences that have impacted your story. I will partner with you and can help with processing and healing from anxiety, relational wounds, marital conflict, or past and current traumas. We will work together on this journey of self-discovery through looking inward and nurturing your core self.
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August (Formerly Heather) Tousignant-Stanton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMFT
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80237
Accepting new clients! As a licensed marriage and family therapist & licensed clinical social worker, I help you show up for yourself, your relationship, and your family. As a member of the queer community (agender, pan/lesbian), I have personal/professional experience providing knowledgeable and affirming care for people of many identities and types of relationships, including neurodiversity. I have specific experience working with queer kids/youth and their families; queer kids/youth have unique challenges in coming out, navigating family/peer relationships, interactions with school, and negotiating transition tasks.
Accepting new clients! As a licensed marriage and family therapist & licensed clinical social worker, I help you show up for yourself, your relationship, and your family. As a member of the queer community (agender, pan/lesbian), I have personal/professional experience providing knowledgeable and affirming care for people of many identities and types of relationships, including neurodiversity. I have specific experience working with queer kids/youth and their families; queer kids/youth have unique challenges in coming out, navigating family/peer relationships, interactions with school, and negotiating transition tasks.
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Kirsten Kunkle Counseling, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80237
As a therapist I work to help couples, families, and individuals live more fulfilling lives by facilitating deeper connections between themselves and others. I help people to create more joy, peace and freedom by addressing the issues that distress them and conflicts that get in their way. I work with an attachment focus honoring the mind-body-spirit connection. I help people lead more authentic lives and to cultivate compassionate connections with themselves and others. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Approved AAMFT Supervisor. I look forward to helping you on your journey.
As a therapist I work to help couples, families, and individuals live more fulfilling lives by facilitating deeper connections between themselves and others. I help people to create more joy, peace and freedom by addressing the issues that distress them and conflicts that get in their way. I work with an attachment focus honoring the mind-body-spirit connection. I help people lead more authentic lives and to cultivate compassionate connections with themselves and others. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Approved AAMFT Supervisor. I look forward to helping you on your journey.
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Donald R Maestas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MBA, LPC, LAC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80212
I have successfully worked with others to address: Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Stress Management, Anger Management, and Couples/Marriage Challenges.
It can be very overwhelming trying to find someone that can understand and support you. I work hard to provide really effective support. Here is an example of some of the feedback from a recent client struggling with anxiety, depression, relationships issues, & self esteem: "Having worked with many therapists over the years I still felt at a loss and unheard...The skills Don is helping me build and recognize have had an insightful impact providing glimpses of hope within myself. Thank you for working and believing in me Don." In 2020 my clients reported 91% satisfaction with their therapy and would recommend this service to others.
I have successfully worked with others to address: Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Stress Management, Anger Management, and Couples/Marriage Challenges.
It can be very overwhelming trying to find someone that can understand and support you. I work hard to provide really effective support. Here is an example of some of the feedback from a recent client struggling with anxiety, depression, relationships issues, & self esteem: "Having worked with many therapists over the years I still felt at a loss and unheard...The skills Don is helping me build and recognize have had an insightful impact providing glimpses of hope within myself. Thank you for working and believing in me Don." In 2020 my clients reported 91% satisfaction with their therapy and would recommend this service to others.
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As a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist, I have over 20 years experience in the area of grief and loss, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, women's issues, adolescent issues, and other life challenges.
Grief and loss can leave you feeling shattered, as though you will never experience joy again. Life losses take many forms: The loss of a loved one, suicide loss, life transitions, loss of a relationship, physical losses, psychological losses, loss from trauma, financial losses, loss of a pet, loss from natural causes, and so on. It's difficult knowing where to turn for help during these times. Finding someone to help you navigate your grief journey is important to your healing and wholeness. I will provide the help you are looking for in a safe and supportive setting, as you walk through life's struggles.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist, I have over 20 years experience in the area of grief and loss, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, women's issues, adolescent issues, and other life challenges.
Grief and loss can leave you feeling shattered, as though you will never experience joy again. Life losses take many forms: The loss of a loved one, suicide loss, life transitions, loss of a relationship, physical losses, psychological losses, loss from trauma, financial losses, loss of a pet, loss from natural causes, and so on. It's difficult knowing where to turn for help during these times. Finding someone to help you navigate your grief journey is important to your healing and wholeness. I will provide the help you are looking for in a safe and supportive setting, as you walk through life's struggles.
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Harvest Therapeutic Services
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80222
Are today’s stressful social relational pressures causing you undue stress? Are you finding it increasingly difficult to communicate with your partner, your child or friends? Are you needing to find a safe supportive environment to work through your emotions? As a Doctor and current Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as Licensed Addiction Counselor, I work with couples, groups or individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma, substance abuse, or parenting issues.
Are today’s stressful social relational pressures causing you undue stress? Are you finding it increasingly difficult to communicate with your partner, your child or friends? Are you needing to find a safe supportive environment to work through your emotions? As a Doctor and current Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as Licensed Addiction Counselor, I work with couples, groups or individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma, substance abuse, or parenting issues.
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Lone Wolf Psychological Services
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
At Lone Wolf Psychological Services we specialize in marriage/couples, divorce/break-ups, trauma, family conflict, sexual functioning, and the accompanying anxiety and depression that often results from these difficulties.
Do you feel like it's impossible to have healthy loving relationships? When this happens, we can feel unlovable, broken, alone, and unable to heal and move forward. We want to provide a space to heal, to understand what led to your relationship issues, and how to prevent them in the future. Whether relationships have always felt difficult or you are experiencing a difficult relationship for the first time, we will work together to understand your past, current relationship patterns, and how to make changes towards healthy relationships.
At Lone Wolf Psychological Services we specialize in marriage/couples, divorce/break-ups, trauma, family conflict, sexual functioning, and the accompanying anxiety and depression that often results from these difficulties.
Do you feel like it's impossible to have healthy loving relationships? When this happens, we can feel unlovable, broken, alone, and unable to heal and move forward. We want to provide a space to heal, to understand what led to your relationship issues, and how to prevent them in the future. Whether relationships have always felt difficult or you are experiencing a difficult relationship for the first time, we will work together to understand your past, current relationship patterns, and how to make changes towards healthy relationships.
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Petersen Family Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80222
Hi! I'm Kevin Petersen MA, LMFT Founder of The Chronic Hope Institute I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with offices in Colorado and Florida.
If you've ever asked the question, "“What do we do with our family member whose drug use and drinking is out of control?” you are not alone. I started The Chronic Hope Institute with the intention of offering my answer to that question—one I get almost every day. You have a much greater chance for success if the whole family, not just the addict, is engaged in recovery. My plan is quick and to the point so we can triage the immediate problem. Then, only once we put the initial fire out, would we spend more time addressing the bigger issues.
Hi! I'm Kevin Petersen MA, LMFT Founder of The Chronic Hope Institute I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with offices in Colorado and Florida.
If you've ever asked the question, "“What do we do with our family member whose drug use and drinking is out of control?” you are not alone. I started The Chronic Hope Institute with the intention of offering my answer to that question—one I get almost every day. You have a much greater chance for success if the whole family, not just the addict, is engaged in recovery. My plan is quick and to the point so we can triage the immediate problem. Then, only once we put the initial fire out, would we spend more time addressing the bigger issues.
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Zach Van Eps
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, EMDR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80210
Would you like to take control of your life? Are you looking for a happy and more fulfilling marriage? Would you like to gain freedom over past trauma? Zach Van Eps, MA, LPC, NCC aims to help people find relief from past traumas, healing in damaged relationships, and hope for a better future.
Would you like to take control of your life? Are you looking for a happy and more fulfilling marriage? Would you like to gain freedom over past trauma? Zach Van Eps, MA, LPC, NCC aims to help people find relief from past traumas, healing in damaged relationships, and hope for a better future.
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Pamela Sterling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80246
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I have extensive experience providing individual therapy to teens and adults, as well as couples therapy and family therapy.
Are you, your teen, your partner, or your family experiencing ongoing struggles that create frustration, disconnection and dissatisfaction? Are your relationships characterized by fleeting moments of connection amidst day-to-day busyness? Perhaps you want to build skills to communicate better with others, while learning to be less hard on yourself and those around you. Or maybe you feel like you are having the same fight over and over with your partner, family, or loved ones with no resolution. Although you try to work through conflicts, you keep coming back to the same central issues, experiencing gridlock & disappointment.
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I have extensive experience providing individual therapy to teens and adults, as well as couples therapy and family therapy.
Are you, your teen, your partner, or your family experiencing ongoing struggles that create frustration, disconnection and dissatisfaction? Are your relationships characterized by fleeting moments of connection amidst day-to-day busyness? Perhaps you want to build skills to communicate better with others, while learning to be less hard on yourself and those around you. Or maybe you feel like you are having the same fight over and over with your partner, family, or loved ones with no resolution. Although you try to work through conflicts, you keep coming back to the same central issues, experiencing gridlock & disappointment.
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Margarita Kogan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80209
Waitlist for new clients
Marriage Counseling: Making relationships work has a lot to do with communication.
Not accepting New Clients.....Seeking to overhaul your relationship with yourself or others, you've come to the right place. Whether it's revitalizing communication, resolving trust issues, or recovering from infidelity, I specialize in guiding couples through these transformations.
Marriage Counseling: Making relationships work has a lot to do with communication.
Not accepting New Clients.....Seeking to overhaul your relationship with yourself or others, you've come to the right place. Whether it's revitalizing communication, resolving trust issues, or recovering from infidelity, I specialize in guiding couples through these transformations.
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Alex Carone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW, EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211 (Online Only)
Whether your goal is to strengthen your marriage, handle the ups and downs of parenting, or find more personal peace, I'm right here.
I'm so glad you're here. It feels like you’re here because you’re tired of the same repetitive conflicts and unresolved feelings in your relationships or in your parenting journey. Does it seem like you’re going round and round in a loop of frustration, misunderstandings, or quick reactions? You’re seeking a pathway to understanding and connection, wanting to heal and find joy in these relationships again. You're ready for new approaches, and together, we'll uncover ways to turn these challenges into avenues for personal growth and closer relationships.
Whether your goal is to strengthen your marriage, handle the ups and downs of parenting, or find more personal peace, I'm right here.
I'm so glad you're here. It feels like you’re here because you’re tired of the same repetitive conflicts and unresolved feelings in your relationships or in your parenting journey. Does it seem like you’re going round and round in a loop of frustration, misunderstandings, or quick reactions? You’re seeking a pathway to understanding and connection, wanting to heal and find joy in these relationships again. You're ready for new approaches, and together, we'll uncover ways to turn these challenges into avenues for personal growth and closer relationships.
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Hi, I'm Eric. I am a marriage and family therapist. I am deeply passionate about helping families, couples, and individuals learn how to build healthier relationships while also working on establishing increased levels of self-care, self-esteem, self-regulation, and overall improved communication patterns. My work focuses on targeting ineffective patterns of communication and behaviors with an emphasis on developing self-regulation tools. I believe in taking a collaborative approach to helping clients reach their goals. You are the expert of your life!
Hi, I'm Eric. I am a marriage and family therapist. I am deeply passionate about helping families, couples, and individuals learn how to build healthier relationships while also working on establishing increased levels of self-care, self-esteem, self-regulation, and overall improved communication patterns. My work focuses on targeting ineffective patterns of communication and behaviors with an emphasis on developing self-regulation tools. I believe in taking a collaborative approach to helping clients reach their goals. You are the expert of your life!
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Kyle is a Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate in Colorado. He received his Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northcentral University (now National University) in the Fall of 2020. Kyle has worked in community mental health, Intensive Outpatient substance abuse treatment, and private practice in Texas before making his long hoped for move to Colorado. Kyle is currently being trained in EMDR and enjoys utilizing that training with clients seeking help with trauma, anxiety, and addictions.
Kyle is a Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate in Colorado. He received his Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northcentral University (now National University) in the Fall of 2020. Kyle has worked in community mental health, Intensive Outpatient substance abuse treatment, and private practice in Texas before making his long hoped for move to Colorado. Kyle is currently being trained in EMDR and enjoys utilizing that training with clients seeking help with trauma, anxiety, and addictions.
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Hi, my name is Shawna Kaneshiro. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I've also completed additional training for Prepare/Enrich Marriage and Premarital assessments, perinatal (conception to a year after birth) mood and anxiety disorders, Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1, military culture, and suicide intervention skills. I am also a National Certified Counselor. My area of focus is on relationships, intimacy, postpartum, prenatal, parenting, premarital, and marital counseling. However, I do work with other clients too.
Hi, my name is Shawna Kaneshiro. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I've also completed additional training for Prepare/Enrich Marriage and Premarital assessments, perinatal (conception to a year after birth) mood and anxiety disorders, Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1, military culture, and suicide intervention skills. I am also a National Certified Counselor. My area of focus is on relationships, intimacy, postpartum, prenatal, parenting, premarital, and marital counseling. However, I do work with other clients too.
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I am a relationship therapist. Whether you are working on your relationship with yourself, your romantic partner or your friends and family, we will work to identify and gain insight into your patterns and work for you to connect authentically and deeply with those you love. My specialties include: new relationships and preventative couples therapy, secular pre-marital counseling, relationship decision-making, relational perfectionism and undoing longterm patterns.
I am a relationship therapist. Whether you are working on your relationship with yourself, your romantic partner or your friends and family, we will work to identify and gain insight into your patterns and work for you to connect authentically and deeply with those you love. My specialties include: new relationships and preventative couples therapy, secular pre-marital counseling, relationship decision-making, relational perfectionism and undoing longterm patterns.
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Deborah Kay Thompson
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT, CAC, III
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80222
The issues which I enjoy working with the most are those related to relationships and family dynamics. One of the areas of most interest to me is working with individuals who are coming out of a relationship with a partner who had narcissistic personality traits. I became licensed as a marriage and family therapist in 1998 and have worked as a family therapist in substance abuse treatment programs, residential treatment programs for children and adolescents, and residential treatment programs for women. I also work with many individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and trauma.
The issues which I enjoy working with the most are those related to relationships and family dynamics. One of the areas of most interest to me is working with individuals who are coming out of a relationship with a partner who had narcissistic personality traits. I became licensed as a marriage and family therapist in 1998 and have worked as a family therapist in substance abuse treatment programs, residential treatment programs for children and adolescents, and residential treatment programs for women. I also work with many individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and trauma.
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Billie Jo McIntire
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LAC, CHTT, EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80216 (Online Only)
SFBT, MI, EMDRIA/Basic EMDR, Certified in the Treatment of Human Trafficking survivors, Sex Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Couples and Trauma and Abuse Therapy.
Telehealth available! Are you seeking answers to your life and ready to get to work in therapy? Do you feel as if you are very alone in your thoughts and life? Maybe you have been so abused and abandoned that you think you deserve it. Maybe your isolation or emotions have even helped you stay safe! Believe me, there is more about your life to discover and I am here for you to work on this together! I have been unanimously approved of as Adjunct Faculty at the Colorado School for Family Therapy. "She is a consummate professional and expert in this field and brings her passion and life long dedications to all involved".
SFBT, MI, EMDRIA/Basic EMDR, Certified in the Treatment of Human Trafficking survivors, Sex Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Couples and Trauma and Abuse Therapy.
Telehealth available! Are you seeking answers to your life and ready to get to work in therapy? Do you feel as if you are very alone in your thoughts and life? Maybe you have been so abused and abandoned that you think you deserve it. Maybe your isolation or emotions have even helped you stay safe! Believe me, there is more about your life to discover and I am here for you to work on this together! I have been unanimously approved of as Adjunct Faculty at the Colorado School for Family Therapy. "She is a consummate professional and expert in this field and brings her passion and life long dedications to all involved".
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I focus my work on couples and therapy with adult individuals. I graduated from Stanford in 2002 and received my Masters in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in 2007. I also have a post-masters certification in Marriage and Family Therapy from Denver Family Institute as well as training in a couples model of therapy called EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy). I am committed to intersectionality and creating safe spaces for marginalized identities. I have extensive experience working with childhood trauma, relationship wounds, and emotional distress. My therapy is inclusive, affirming, authentic and transformative.
I focus my work on couples and therapy with adult individuals. I graduated from Stanford in 2002 and received my Masters in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in 2007. I also have a post-masters certification in Marriage and Family Therapy from Denver Family Institute as well as training in a couples model of therapy called EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy). I am committed to intersectionality and creating safe spaces for marginalized identities. I have extensive experience working with childhood trauma, relationship wounds, and emotional distress. My therapy is inclusive, affirming, authentic and transformative.
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Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.